吊

diào
HSK 6
#2,046 most
frequent character
to suspend, to hang up, to hang a person
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

吊 first showed a person with arrows tied on a string. The string was used to carry arrows, which was the original meaning. From that came the sense to hang or suspend, and then to hang a person.

Drawn as: person with arrows; arrows on cord

吊 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
铞
picture1 character
屌

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Example Sentences

他把画吊在墙上。
tā bǎ huà diào zài qiáng shàng 。
He hung the painting on the wall.
这个灯吊得太高了。
zhègè dēng diàodé tàigāo le 。
This lamp is hung too high.
他们用绳子把旗子吊起来。
tāmen yòng shéngzǐ bǎ qízǐ diàoqǐlái 。
They used a rope to hang up the flag.

Words with similar meanings

挂guà
to hang
more commonly used and can refer to hanging objects in a variety of contexts.

Homophones

HSK 4
掉diào
to fall, to drop, to lag behind
HSK 5
钓diào
to fish with a hook and bait
调diào
to transfer, to move (troops or cadres)

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